As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the world, many of us are not using this precious time to indulge in a hedonistic blowout, nope…..instead record numbers of us are keeping things low key and pretending to work from home. For the unprepared, the uninitiated, and the plain workshy – working from home can be a…

As a recruitment consultant I meet lots of candidates who are in the job market because they have been fired and need a job fast. In fact, one of the things that surprised most when I first joined the industry is how many people are actually being fired at anyone time! Trust me – it…

Office Romance Considered Worth The Risk Even In The #MeToo Era Despite over 70% of workers in Hampshire and Surrey believing an office romance would negatively impact their working life and job security, 74% said, in theory, they would have one if the opportunity arose and 51% admit they are currently or have previously…

The Office Christmas Party ‘Tis the season to be jolly and for many this means joining the annual tradition known as; The Office Christmas Party. Love it or hate it – there is an etiquette that one should always observe to successful navigates this minefield. To begin with though, lets follow an example of…

‘Generation snowflake’ is to my mind a hugely offensive and widely inaccurate term that has been adopted to describe the latest generation of young people now active in the job market. Now – I really do not like labels and to my mind this new generation of workers is as diverse as any that…